05.13.21
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State of Illinois FY2022 Recommended Operating and Capital Budgets: Analysis and Recommendations
Click here to read the full report. Click here to read the press release for this analysis.
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The Civic Federation's 2021 Annual Civic Awards Virtual Event
Event co-chairs David R. Casper, Lester Crown, Helene D. Gayle, M.D., Andrew J. McKenna and Jennifer W. Steans are pleased to honor Maurice Smith and Ariel Investments at the Civic Federation's 2021...
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New Directions for the Office of The Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court: First 100 Days Progress Report
The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust’s generous support for the Civic Federation’s criminal justice program helped make this report possible. This report serves as the first of three planned updates...
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An Inventory of Local Governments in Illinois
According to the United States Census of Governments, the State of Illinois has by far the highest number of local governments in any state, at 6,918. However, a Civic Federation analysis of multiple...
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Civic Federation Research on the Fiscal Impact of COVID-19
The Civic Federation is examining the fiscal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the State of Illinois and its local governments. The following are blog posts and other items covering various topics...
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New on the Civic Federation Blog: Breaking Down the Issue of Public Access to Judicial Branch Data in Illinois
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Blogs
05.14.21
Because the judiciary in Illinois is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), data disclosure and responses to requests for information are discretionary, despite the fact that individual case files are a matter of public record and are open to any member of the public for...
05.07.21
As laid out in many Civic Federation blogs over the last several years, the State’s two pension buyout plans, which were enacted as part of the FY2019 budget legislation, were supposed to generate hundreds of...
04.29.21
The Civic Federation’s recently released Inventory of Local Governments in Illinois report identified a total of 8,923 units of local government in Illinois. This includes 2,826 general purpose governments and 6,097 special purpose governments...
04.23.21
During a series of State appropriations hearings held by the Illinois General Assembly in both the House and Senate this spring, State agency leaders discussed their budget requests included in Governor Pritzker’s...
In the News
03.12.21
The News-Gazette
By Jim Dey
One of the unique aspects of a governmental entity going broke is that few notice — or even object — until the ship of state founders.
That’s the way it’s been with...
12.21.20
Chicago Tribune
For more than nine months, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has done an admirable job of steering our state through the most dangerous public health crisis in a century. Unfortunately, the work for which voters...
12.22.20
Crain's Chicago Business
Without action from Washington, any economic recovery will be blunted at best, and our most vulnerable populations and lower- and middle-income folks will bear the brunt of the stagnation....
10.20.20
This election cycle, Illinoisans have been presented with the option of amending the state constitution to allow for a graduated income tax. As proposed, the amendment represents a disappointing...
Tweets by @CivicFederation
New on the Civic Federation Blog: Breaking Down the Issue of Public Access to Judicial Branch Data in Illinois
https://t.co/VBdgBMncdr
RT @ColoFutures: Colorado Futures Center Executive Director Phyllis Resnick was honored to join the Governmental Research Associatio… https://t.co/vNPpFVTQCx